Troop-car.



M. WOICULA.

TROOP CAR.

APPLICATION FILED 050.15. 1915.

Patent-ed May 9,1916.

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. EINI MICHAEL WOICULA, 0F WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.

TROOP-CAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 5*, 1216.

Application filed December 15, 1915. Serial No. 67,016.

To all whom z't may concern Be it known that I MICHAEL WoIoULA, a citizen of the United tates, residing at W'ilmington in the county of New (lastle and State of Delaware, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Troop- Cars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in troop cars.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a railway car adapted for the transportation of soldiers and arranged for accommodating a large number of persons both in the daytime as well as at night.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a car especially adapted for the transportation of troops and provided with seats as well as readily positioned folding bunks and whereby the sleeping accommodations for all of the soldiers carried upon the car are provided for.

The invention contemplates the arrangement of a railway car having a plurality of transversely positioned seats while the backs of the seats are arranged with both stationary and foldable berths, the latter being readily accessible from the aisle or passageway of the car.

With these general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and then claimed.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several viewsz-Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the device partially broken away. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view thereof. and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the swinging supporting brackets for the berths detached.

In the drawings, a substantially usual form of railway car or coach 10 is provided having transversely-arranged spaced upright partitions 11 positioned at one side thereof and extending beyond the longitudinal center of the coach, each of the said partitions having oppositely positioned benches or seats 12 adjacent their lower ends, separate day compartments 13 being thus arranged between each pair of adjacent partitions 11 and adapted for the accommodation of a number of persons, a window 1 1 being provided in the side of the car within each of the said compartments.

An aisle or passage-way 15 is provided in the car at the free ends of the partitions 11 while posts 16 are provided at the opposite side of the car having laterally positioned benches 17 and shelves 18 positioned adjacent thereto and adapted for the accommodation of any desired articles.

The partitions 11 are provided with bunks or berths 19 oppositely arranged and adjacent the tops of the said partitions directly above the aforementioned seats 1.2. Folding berths 20 are carried at each side of the partitions 11 at points intermediate the said seats 12 and berths 19, the said berths 20 having hinged connections 21 with the said partitions and adapted for reception within cut-away portions 22 of the said partitions. Swinging brackets 23 of the form best illustrated in Fig. 3 are provided for the berths 20 and are pivoted by means of the main rods 24: of the said brackets in a vertical position at the rear of the cut-away portions 22. When one of the berths 20 is in its folded position, the two brackets 23 adapted for supporting the same are swung inwardly for supporting the same are swung inwardly the said brackets is positioned with its outer side substantially flush with the adjacent face of the partition as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.

The hand-receiving opening 25. provided in the side of the partition 11 adjacent the swinging berth allows the operator to grasp the berth 20 and swing the same outwardly and upwardly to its horizontal operative position and whereupon the brackets 23 are swung outwardly beneath the said berth with the horizontal rod 26 of the bracket underlying the berth for supporting the same and with the terminal fingers 27 of the said rods 26 received within sockets 28 of the berths. The berths 20 are then arranged parallel with the seats 12 and the upper berths 19 as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings and the closing and unclosing thereof will be apparent from .this description of the same.

If desired, the intermediate folding berths may be made of suliicient width to engage the free ends thereof together and thus form a continuous horizontal berth between two adjacent partitions 11, such berths 29 being illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the same having swinging supporting brackets 30 after the same manner as the previously described brackets 28.

The side posts 16 are provided with swinging shelves 31 having swinging supports 32 and whereby the shelf 31 may be readily arranged horizontally between the benches 17 and shelves 18. In the operation of the device, the berths 20 and 29 are adapted to be folded within the receiving sockets of the partitions 11 and are thus positioned entirely out of the way and form a portion of the back support for the benches or seats 12. In the night-time, the berths 20 and 29 are swung upwardly to the horizontal positions and provide beds or sleeping accommodations for the soldiers traveling in the car. It will thus be evident that a compact arrangement of car is provided serving for the accommodation of soldiers both in the day and night-time during their transportation, the arrangement being such as to inure to their comfort and well-keeping.

lVhile the form of the invention herein shown and described is what is believed to be the preferred embodiment thereof, it is nevertheless to be understood that various forms, modifications and arrangements of the parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as new is:

A device of the class described, comprising a railway car having upright spaced partitions arranged therein and having cutaway portions upon the opposite sides of the said partitions, oppositely-arranged benches positioned adjacent the bottom and stationary berths arranged adjacent the tops of the said partitions, supporting brackets swingingly mounted at the rear of the said cut-away portions, berths hinged to the said partitions at the upper outer edges of the said cut-away portions thereof, the said berths being arranged within the said cutaway portions and lying flush with the outer faces of the said partitions adjacent the said benches when the berths are in their closed positions, side posts within the said car opposite the said partitions, lower benches and upper shelves carried by the said posts, and foldable shelves carried by the said posts and arranged intermediate the ends of the said posts, the said partitions being arranged with hand-receiving openings at the lower edges of the said cut away portions thereof.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

MICHAEL WOICULA.

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